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Minor Tempos (Usul) used in Turkish Music:
They are the usuls having time scales from 2 to 15.
1 - Nim Sofyan:2 Time scales
2 - Semai(Vals):3 Time scales.
3- Sofyan: 4 Time scales.
4- Türk Aksağı: 5 Time scales.
5-Yürük Semai: 6 Time scales.
6-Darb-ı Usûl :6 Time scales.
7-Devr-i Hindi:7 Time scales
8-Devr-i Turan:7 Time scales.
9-Düyek:8 Time scales.
10-Müsemmen:8 Time scales.
11-Darb-ı Bulgar:8 Time scales.
12-Aksak :9 Time scales.
13-Evfer :9 Time scales.
14-Raks Aksağı : 9 Time scales.
15-Oynak :9 Time scales.
16-Üçleme:9 Time scales.
17-Aksak Semai:10 Time scales.
18-Aksak Semai Evferi:10 Time scales.
19-Lenk Fahte :10 Time scales.
20-Ceng-i Harbi:10 Time scales.
21-Tek Vuruş:11 Time scales.
22-Frenkçin: 12 Time scales.
23-Nim Çember:12 Time scales.
24-İkiz Aksak 12 Time scales
25-Mazmuri: 12 Time scales.
26-Nim Evsat: 13 Time scales.
27-Şark-ı Devr-i Revanı: 13 Time scales.
28-Bektaşi Devr-i Revanı: 13 Time scales.
29-Devr-i Revan :14 Time scales.
30-Devr-i Turki :14 Time scales.
31-Musabba:14 Time scales.
32-Raksan: 15 Time scales.
33-Bektaşi Raksanı : 15 Time scales.
Major Usuls used in Turkish Music
They are the usuls having time scales from 16 to 120
1-Bektaşi Raksı: 16 Time scales.
2-Çifte Düyek: 16 Time scales.
3-Fer :16 Time scales.
4-Nim Berefşan:16 Time scales.
5-Nim Hafif : 16 Time scales.
6-Darb-ı Turki: 18 Time scales.
7-Nim Devir: 18 Time scales.
8-Fahte:20 Time scales.
9-Durak Evferi : 21 Time scales.
10-Hezec : 22 Time scales.
11-Şirin :22 Time scales.
12-Çember : 24 Time scales.
13-Nim Sakil : 24 Time scales.
14-Evsat: 26 Time scales
15-Beste Devr-i Revanı:26 Time scales.
16-Şark-ı Devr-i Revanı : 26 Time scales.
17-Devr-i Kebir: 28 Time scales.
18-Frengifer: 28 Time scales.
19-Remel: 28 Time scales.
20-Devr-i Sagir: 30 Time scales.
21-Hafif: 32 Time scales.
22-Muhammes:32 Time scales.
23-Muhammes:32 Time scales.
24-Darb-ı Hüner: 38 Time scales.
25-Sakil: 48 Time scales.
26-Nim Zincir: 60 Time scales.
27-Hâvi:64 Time scales.
28-Darb-ı Fetih: 88 Time scalesp.
29-Zincir: 120 Time scales.
Many of them are not in use today.
If you want to play a piece of music well, first, you should know its usul Büyük larousse 6./cilt s:3092)
NIM SOFYAN:
2/8 lik ve 2/4 lük iki mertebesi vardır.
İki adet birim zamanlı ve iki darblı (vuruşlu) usûldür.
It can be 2/8 or 2/4. Its rhythm is DÜM 1, TEK 1.
SEMAİ :
It can be 3/8, 3/4 or 3/2. Its rhythm is Düm 1,Tek 1,Tek 1.
SOFYAN :
It can be 4/8, 4/4 or 4/2. Its rhythm is DÜM 2, TE 1, KE 1.
Sofyan usûlünün en çok kullanılan 2. mertebesi :
TÜRK AKSAĞI:
It can be 5/8. Its rhythm is DÜM 2, TEK 2, TEK 1
This was used by Hacı Arif Bey firstly. It was reordered by İsmail Hakkı Bey and called “Süreyya” (his daughter’s name). However, it is still called “Türk Aksağı” today.
YÜRÜK SEMAİ :
It can be 6/8, 6/4 or 6/2. Its rhythm is DÜM 1, TEK 1, TEK 1, DÜM 1, TEK 2.
Vuruluşu:DÜM 1, TEK 1, TEK 1, DÜM 1, TEK 2 şeklindedir.
DEVR-İ HİNDİ :
It can be 7/8 or 7/4. Its rhythm is Düm 1,Tek 1,Tek 1,Düm 2,Tek 2.
DÜYEK :
It can be 8/8 or 8/4. Its rhythm is DÜM 1, TEK 2, TEK 1, DÜM 2, TEK 2.
This is the most common usul used in our modern times.
AKSAK :
It can be 9/16, 9/8 or 9/4. Its rhythm is DÜM 2, TE 1, KE 1, DÜM 2, TEK 2, TEK 1.
9/16 is called “Yürük Aksak” or “Çifte Sofyan”. The slower one is called “Aydın”. 9/8 is called “Aksak”. 9/4 is called “Ağır Aksak”. All music pieces in Ağır Aksak starts with “Anakruz”. Anakruz: To start a piece of music from anywhere other than its beginning. .
EVFER :
It can be 9/8 or 9/4. Its rhythm is DÜM 2, TE 1, KE 1, DÜM 2, TEK 1, TEK 2.
En çok kullanılan birinci mertebesi:
9/4 is called “Ağır Evfer”.
RAKS AKSAĞI:
It can be 9/8 or 9/4. Its rhythm is DÜM 2, TE 1, KE 1, DÜM 2, TEK 1, TEK 2.
AKSAK SEMAİ :
It can be 10/16, 10/8 or 10/4. Its rhythm is DÜM 2, TE 1, KÂ 2, DÜM 2, TEK 2, TEK 1.
This was used in many pieces of Turkish Music, like “Saz Semaisi”, “Nakış Semai”, “Köçekçe”, “Oyun Havası” and many songs.10/16 is called “Curcuna” and 10/4 is called “Ağır Aksak Semai”.
AKSAK SEMAİ EVFERİ :
It can be 10/8 or 10/4. Its rhythm is DÜM 2, TE 1, KÂ 2, DÜM 2, TEK 1, TEK 2.
DEVR-İ REVAN :
It can be 14/8 or 14/4. Its rhythm is DÜM 3, DÜM 2, TEK 2, DÜM 3, TEK 2, TEK 2.
Bu usûl Beste formundaki eserlerde,Mevlevi Ayinlerinde ve Şarkılarda kullanılır.
It is used in some songs and Mevlevi Ceremonies.
In the next lessons, you will learn the modes (makam). It is the right time to play different modes and usuls.
